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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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